I dare to dream: Djokovic
February 7th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) "I dare to dream about becoming the best player. Now I have this special award and I think everything is possible," said Serbian tennis giant ... Read more...
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British pupils to learn from failure
February 7th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) A British school has launched a week-long programme in which students will be taught how to learn from failure, no matter whether they come across it ... Read more...
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Nadal calls the Australian Open final as his toughest match
January 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 30 (IANS) World No.2 Rafael Nadal, who lost to Serb Novak Djokovic in a marathon Australian Open tennis final Sunday, has dubbed the match as the toughest ... Read more...
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Djokovic pips Nadal to win longest Grand Slam final
January 29th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Novak Djokovic edged past Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam final to defend his men's singles Australian Open crown at Melbourne Park here Sunday.The ... Read more...
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Fact file of Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam singles titles
January 29th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Fact file of Novak Djokovic's singles titles at Grand Slam events:* 2008 Australian Open: bt. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2)* 2011 Australian Open: bt. ... Read more...
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Paes-Vesnina go down fighting in Australian Open final (Lead)
January 29th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) India's Leander Paes could not add to his six mixed doubles Grand Slam titles as he and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina lost the Australian Open ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Sharapova to meet Kvitova in semis
January 25th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) Maria Sharapova set up a much awaited Australian Open semifinal clash with Petra Kvitova after disposing of fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in a women's singles ... Read more...
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Four Indians for Junior Australian Open
January 20th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Four Indians Ratnika Batra, Rituja Bhansale, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Khade will be participating in the Junior Australian Open Jan 15-28 in Melbourne.The sports ... Read more...
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Israel’s gift for Krishna: A tennis racquet
January 10th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) Blending diplomacy with sports, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman presented a tennis racquet embossed with signatures of leading national players to his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna, ... Read more...
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WTA Copenhagen to retain hard court surface: Organisers
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Jan 2 (IANS) The WTA tennis tournament in Danish capital Copenhagen has dropped plans to switch to clay courts from the existing hard courts, its organizers said Monday."It ... Read more...
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Paes’ Olympic partner hangs fire
January 1st, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Leander Paes Sunday declined to state who he will partner at the London Olympics later this year, now that he has split with long-time ... Read more...
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Williams sisters confirm participation in Australian Open
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) Injury and illness may have affected their game but the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, will play in the Australian Open tennis next month.Confirming this, Australian ... Read more...
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Djokovic targets Olympic gold
December 6th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 6 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic believes it was not improvements to his game but his mentality that helped him win three grand slam titles in 2011.Reflecting ... Read more...
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Federer clinches 70th career title at ATP Finals
November 28th, 2011 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Swiss legend Roger Federer clinched the 70th title in his career after outplaying Frenchman Jo- Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7(6) and 6-3 at the ATP World ... Read more...
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Federer, Tsonga chase history in ATP World Tour Finals
November 27th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be chasing history when they meet Sunday in the title clash of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.Federer is ... Read more...
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Federer demolishes Nadal to go into ATP Finals last four
November 23rd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Defending champion Roger Federer qualified for the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 6-0 demolition of his fierce rival second ... Read more...
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Federer out of top three for the first time since 2003
October 17th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Swiss champion Roger Federer Monday dropped out of the top three men's singles rankings for the first time in over eight years.The former World ... Read more...
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China Open: Foot injury forces Azarenka to concede pre-quarterfinal
October 6th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) World number four Victoria Azarenka of Belarus Thursday pulled out of the China Open tennis due to a foot injury after reaching the pre-quarterfinals.Azarenka said: ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Somdev happy with weather and courts
September 15th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 15 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman is happy with the hot conditions here for their Davis Cup World Group play-off against Japan, beginning Friday, and expect the ... Read more...
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Djokovic overcomes Nadal to win US Open
September 13th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) Top seed Novak Djokovic captured his third major title of the year at the US Open by dismissing second seed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, ... Read more...
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American duo Huber-Raymond wins US Open women’s doubles
September 12th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) Fourth-seeded American team of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond won the US Open Tennis Championship women's doubles title by outlasting defending champions Vania King ... Read more...
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Australian PM congratulates Stosur for US Open win
September 12th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Sep 12 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Monday congratulated tennis player Samantha Stosur for claiming the women's crown at the US Open.The 27-year-old Stosur became the first ... Read more...
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Samantha Stosur upsets Serena to win US Open
September 12th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) Australia's Samantha Stosur beat Serena Williams to win the US Open Championship and her first Grand Slam tennis title Sunday.The 27-year-old Stosur become the ... Read more...
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Djokovic eases through, Li Na exits at US Open (Lead)
August 31st, 2011 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Top seed Novak Djokovic enjoyed a comfortable walk through into the second round of US Open Tuesday as his opponent retired trailing 6-0, 5-1, ... Read more...
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US Open: Wimbledon champion Kvitova falls at first hurdle
August 30th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova crashed out of the US Open Monday, bowing to Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru 6-7(3), 3-6 in the first round.The fifth-seeded Czech ... Read more...
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Sania crashes out of Texas Open first round
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dallas (US), Aug 23 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza was outplayed by Germany's Sabine Lisicki 3-6, 0-6 to crash out of women's singles first round of the Texas Tennis Open ... Read more...
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Somdev in second round of Legg Mason Tennis Classic
August 3rd, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman defeated Denis Gremelmayr of Germany 6-2, 6-3 to enter the second round of the men's singles event at the Legg Mason Tennis ... Read more...
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Sania-Shvedova win Citi Open doubles title
August 1st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
College Park (Maryland, US), Aug 1 (IANS) Top seeds Sania Mirza of India and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan clinched the Citi Open women's doubles title, defeating second seeds Olga Govortsova ... Read more...
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I paid for watching Wimbledon, nothing wrong in it: Krishna
July 5th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday clarified that he had paid for the two extra days he spent in London last week to watch ... Read more...
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Somdev reaches career-high 63 in ATP rankings
July 4th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS India's Somdev Devvarman reached a career-high 63 in the ATP singles rankings released Monday.Somdev, who reached the second round of Wimbledon where he lost to Mikhail ... Read more...
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Djokovic ends seven year Federer-Nadal domination at the top
July 4th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, who has won 48 of his 49 matches this year, replaced Rafael Nadal as the new World No.1 Monday.Nadal, who lost ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Vesnina lose in Wimbledon mixed doubles final (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina of Russia lost to Jurgen Melzer of Austria and Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2 in the Wimbledon ... Read more...
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Djokovic beats Nadal to win maiden Wimbledon title (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) Novak Djokovic underlined his rise to the top of tennis world Sunday, overpowering defending Champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 for his maiden Wimbledon ... Read more...
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Djokovic wins maiden Wimbledon title
July 3rd, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 to win his maiden Wimbledon title here Sunday.It was Djokovic's third major title, having ... Read more...
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Tweeting the lighter side, the Oman Abdullah way
July 3rd, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) As Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah continues to post his feelings on various issues on the micro-blogging site Twitter, thousands of his followers ... Read more...
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